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closure of the major freight routes

Closure of the Major Freight Routes

With bushfires half the size of Tasmania have been burning across the NT since mid-September, leading to regular closure of the major freight routes, the Western Roads Federation and the NT Road Transport Association are calling for action.
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an employer body representing transport businesses

An Employer Body Representing Transport Businesses

The Western Roads Federation has been in existence for two years, coming into being after the WA Road Transport Association dissolved and there was no longer an employer body representing transport businesses. Craig Smith-Gander, Kwik Logistics owner, and three other transport operators put some money in to get it started and it made it a proprietary company in order to limit liabilities.
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rational transport collaboration in the West

Rational Transport Collaboration in the West

Western Australia’s trucking industry association, the Western Road Federation, and it’s metro logistics initiative is seen to be leading to rational transport collaboration in the West, in the co-ordinating of road transport logistic planning and the future vision for Perth. Read More
knowledge is power

Knowledge is Power

Perth’s road transport operators have been identified as the key to solving Perth’s growth challenges and, in keeping with the adage ‘knowledge is power’, transport and courier companies are being asked to provide data for a new study of logistics in the city. Read More
community perception of freight is really poor

Community Perception of Freight is Really Poor

“The community perception of freight is really poor,” said Craig Smith-Gander, Chairman of the Western Roads Federation and Managing Director of Kwik Logistics, at WA Freight and Logistics Symposium recently. “We’ve got to make government understand that what happens in transport is not just the Metronet train system in Perth.  Read More
possible solutions for trucking in Western Australia

Possible Solutions for Trucking in Western Australia

The WA Freight and Logistics Symposium looked at the problems and possible solutions for trucking in Western Australia. The state’s freight industry faces similar problems to those we face all over Australia, Diesel News went along to see how different it is in WA. Read More